Ch. 14 Flashcards
(48 cards)
Circumcision
Surgical removal of the end of the prepuce (foreskin)
Androgen
Any hormone that produces male characteristics
Test/o
Testis, testicle
Orchi/o, orchid/o
Testis
Osche/o
Scrotum
Semin
Semen
Sperm/i, spermat/o
Semen, spermatozoa
Epididym/o
Epididymis
Vas/o
Vas deferens, ductus deferens; also vessel.
Vesicul/o
Seminal vesicle
Prostat/o
Prostate
Anorchism
Absence of a testis
Oscheal
Pertaining to the scrotum.
Oscheoplasty
Plastic repair of the scrotum.
Plastic repair of a testis
Orchioplasty
Deficiency of semen
Oligospermia
Tumor is the scrotum
Oscheoma
Cryptorchidism
Failure of the testis to descend into the scrotum.
Vasectomy
Excision if the vas deferens. Usually bilaterally to produce sterility.
Hydrocele
The accumulation of fluid in a sac-like cavity, especially within the covering of the testis or spermatic cord.
Seminoma
A tumor of the testis.
Spermatocele
An epididymis cyst containing spermatozoa
Varicocele
Enlargement of the veins of the spermatic cord.
GU
Genitourinary